Bioactive glasses (BGs) as third generation biomaterials have the ability to form an
interfacial bonding more rapidly than other bioceramics between implant and host tissues in …

The aim of the present work is the study of the bacteriostatic/bactericidal effect of a silver-
containing mesoporous bioactive glass obtained by evaporation-induced self-assembly and …

By virtue of excellent tissue responses in bone tissue, silicon oxide (silica) based materials
have been used for bone tissue engineering. Creating nanoscale porosity within silica …

In the attempt to find valid alternatives to classic antibiotics and in view of current limitations
in the efficacy of antimicrobial-coated or loaded biomaterials, this work is focused on the …

The goal of this study was to develop a long-term active antimicrobial coating for surgical
sutures. To this end, two water-insoluble polymeric nanocontainers based on …

This study evaluated adhesion and biofilm formation by Candida albicans, Pseudomonas
aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis on surfaces of titanium (Ti) and titanium coated …

Herein we report the synthesis of transition-metal-free potassium borophosphate glasses
and their application as bactericidal and bacteriostatic material. The antimicrobial activity …

The ability of certain strains of bacteria to withstand the effects of common antibiotics has led
to find novel strategies for the treatment of infections associated to antimicrobial resistance …

Bioactive glasses have shown promising results for tissue engineering applications. Specific
metallic ions can be used for doping these materials to induce enhanced biological …

Bioactive glass F18 (BGF18), a glass containing SiO2–Na2O–K2O–MgO–CaO–P2O5, is
highly effective as an osseointegration buster agent when applied as a coating in titanium …